In a new Apostolic Letter commemorating the centenary of the foundation of the Pontifical Institute of Christian Archaeology, ...

The royal symbol on the newly discovered figurines solves a long-standing mystery by identifying who was buried in the ...

Modern tools and good old-fashioned digging revealed royal tombs, World War II shipwrecks, and the oldest Egyptian genome ...

From the arrowheads used by a Greek army to menorahs, the city offers antiquities enthusiasts many opportunities to celebrate ...

Christian archaeology does not simply look at the past, he wrote, but it also speaks to all people in the present day.

An archaeological team has uncovered for the first time more than half of the temple, long buried under River Nile sediment.

"In today's fast-paced world, there is a tendency to forget and to consume images and words without reflecting on their ...

Researchers employed cutting-edge techniques including microwear analysis and Reflective Transformation Imaging to examine figurines housed at the Swedish History Museum, reports Archaeology Magazine.

The gargantuan heads of Easter Island may have finally tacked on an artist credit — or several, it turns out. The over 900 statues on Rapa Nui, the indigenous name for the Chilean territory, had long ...

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...

Egypt’s ancient stone vessels display a level of precision that scientists still can’t explain. Their flawless symmetry and ...